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I was a miner
I was a docker
I was a railway man
Between the wars
I raised a family
In times of austerity
With sweat at the foundry
Between the wars
I paid the union and as times got harder
I looked to the government to help the working man
But they brought prosperity down at the armory
We're arming for peace, me boys
Between the wars
I kept the faith and I kept voting
Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand
For theirs is a land with a wall around it
And mine is a faith in my fellow man
Theirs is a land of hope and glory
Mine is the green field and the factory floor
Theirs are the skies all dark with bombers
And mine is the peace we knew
Between the wars
Call up the craftsmen
Bring me the draftsmen
Build me a path from cradle to grave
And I'll give my consent
To any government
That does not deny a man a living wage
Go find the young men never to fight again
Bring up the banners from the days gone by
Sweet moderation
Heart of this nation
Desert us not, we are
Between the wars

Makes me think of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" a little...

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As soon as you're born, they make you feel small
By giving you no time instead of it all
Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be


They hurt you at home, and they hit you at school
They hate you if you're clever, and they despise a fool
Till you're so fu#king crazy, you can't follow their rules

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be


When they've tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years
Then they expect you to pick a career
When you can't really function, you're so full of fear

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be


Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV
And you think you're so clever and classless and free
But you're still fu#king peasants as far as I can see

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be


There's room at the top they are telling you still
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
If you want to be like the folks on the hill

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be


If you want to be a hero well just follow me
If you want to be a hero well just follow me

Originally posted by Patient_Leech



Makes me think of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" a little...

iMewtlmkV6c



As soon as you're born, they make you feel small
By giving you no time instead of it all
Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be


They hurt you at home, and they hit you at school
They hate you if you're clever, and they despise a fool
Till you're so fu#king crazy, you can't follow their rules

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be


When they've tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years
Then they expect you to pick a career
When you can't really function, you're so full of fear

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be


Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV
And you think you're so clever and classless and free
But you're still fu#king peasants as far as I can see

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be


There's room at the top they are telling you still
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
If you want to be like the folks on the hill

A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be


If you want to be a hero well just follow me
If you want to be a hero well just follow me Great Record and one I love. Bragg had many great records, I will post a few. Many have been covered. Not all are political. And some are very tobgue in cheek.

I see Bragg as more Britain's Woody Guthrie. The Drop Kick Murphys even covered a few of his songs.